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A1 · Beginner

In the Garden

Everyday Danish words for the garden: the gate, the hedge, the compost and the things you do outside on a summer day.

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Words & phrases
83
Lessons
2
Conversations
1
Readings
1

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English
  1. a watering can
  2. a garden glove
  3. a garden hose
  4. a garden gate
  5. a garden path
  6. a garden bench
  7. garden shears
  8. a lawnmower
  9. a shed
  10. compost
  11. a flowerbed
  12. a hedge
  13. a flowerpot
  14. a flower box
  15. a sandbox
  16. a swing
  17. a birdhouse
  18. a bird bath
  19. a rain barrel
  20. a grill; a barbecue
  21. a flagpole
  22. a garden pond
  23. an herb garden
  24. an orchard
  25. a picket fence
  26. to dig
  27. to weed
  28. to sow
  29. to sweep
  30. We enjoy ourselves in the garden.
  31. a pitchfork
  32. topsoil
  33. a hedge trimmer
  34. a perennial
  35. a bulb plant
  36. a berry bush
  37. to water the garden
  38. a garden tool
  39. a trowel
  40. a weeding fork
  41. a garden saw
  42. a pruner
  43. a leaf rake
  44. a hose reel
  45. a nozzle
  46. a sprinkler
  47. a spray bottle
  48. a grass catcher
  49. gravel
  50. a drain
  51. soil improvement
  52. bark mulch
  53. bone meal
  54. a weedkiller
  55. a seed tray
  56. a graft
  57. sod
  58. garden twine
  59. a planter box
  60. to mow the lawn
  61. to pick flowers
  62. to pull weeds
  63. to dig a planting hole
  64. to grow vegetables
  65. a front garden entrance
  66. a garden wall
  67. a perennial border
  68. a rock garden
  69. ground cover
  70. a topiary shrub
  71. a water feature
  72. an insect hotel
  73. a compost bin
  74. a garden lamp
  75. a garden furniture piece
  76. a garden style
  77. an English garden
  78. a French garden
  79. a Japanese garden
  80. to aerate the soil
  81. to propagate
  82. to stake
  83. to tend

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2 Lessons
  1. Lesson 1

    Gardening Tools and Tasks

  2. Lesson 2

    Working in the Garden

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